I am certain many more Littles are out there. But being smaller, quieter and living farther from birding hotspots means fewer reports. The surveys continue.
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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Little Bittern fourth issues forth
I am certain many more Littles are out there. But being smaller, quieter and living farther from birding hotspots means fewer reports. The surveys continue.
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Interesting sightings and interesting habitat too. I like the waterlilies in both pics.
ReplyDeleteG'day Tony,
ReplyDeleteNice work to spot and photograph that Little Bittern, (as Pizzey says - perched in the reeds with a humpty dumpty appearance). I think both Bitterns are now very scarce around these parts.
Gouldiae
Hi Mick: The lilies are a bonus :-) Green Pygmy-geese also like them, at times chomping into the small white swamp lily flowers.
ReplyDeleteHi Gouldiae: Humpty with a rather long sharp nose, and an incredibly stretchy neck. Scarcity down your way is certainly indicated by lack of sightings, though the surveyors are mostly self-selected, so there are probably many large areas unsurveyed.